chore: fix format

scripts/modules/commands.js

@@ -1500,10 +1500,16 @@ function registerCommands(programInstance) {
 		.option('--tag <tag>', 'Specify tag context for task operations')
 		.action(async (options) => {
 			// Initialize TaskMaster
-			const taskMaster = initTaskMaster({
+			const initOptions = {
-				tasksPath: options.file || true,
+				tasksPath: options.file || true
-				complexityReportPath: options.report || false
+			};
-			});
+
+			// Only pass complexityReportPath if user provided a custom path
+			if (options.report && options.report !== COMPLEXITY_REPORT_FILE) {
+				initOptions.complexityReportPath = options.report;
+			}
+
+			const taskMaster = initTaskMaster(initOptions);
 
 			const statusFilter = options.status;
 			const withSubtasks = options.withSubtasks || false;
@@ -1690,7 +1696,7 @@ function registerCommands(programInstance) {
 			const outputPath =
 				options.output === COMPLEXITY_REPORT_FILE && targetTag !== 'master'
 					? baseOutputPath.replace('.json', `_${targetTag}.json`)
-					: baseOutputPath;
+					: options.output || baseOutputPath;
 
 			console.log(
 				chalk.blue(
@@ -1770,6 +1776,11 @@ function registerCommands(programInstance) {
 		)
 		.option('--tag <tag>', 'Specify tag context for task operations')
 		.action(async (prompt, options) => {
+			// Initialize TaskMaster
+			const taskMaster = initTaskMaster({
+				tasksPath: options.file || true
+			});
+
 			// Parameter validation
 			if (!prompt || typeof prompt !== 'string' || prompt.trim().length === 0) {
 				console.error(
@@ -2211,6 +2222,8 @@ ${result.result}
 				tasksPath: options.file || true
 			});
 
+			const projectRoot = taskMaster.getProjectRoot();
+
 			// Show current tag context
 			displayCurrentTagIndicator(
 				options.tag || getCurrentTag(taskMaster.getProjectRoot()) || 'master'
@@ -3462,6 +3475,9 @@ Examples:
 			const taskMaster = initTaskMaster({
 				tasksPath: options.file || false
 			});
+
+			const projectRoot = taskMaster.getProjectRoot();
+
 			// Validate flags: cannot use multiple provider flags simultaneously
 			const providerFlags = [
 				options.openrouter,

scripts/modules/config-manager.js

@@ -4,7 +4,10 @@ import chalk from 'chalk';
 import { z } from 'zod';
 import { fileURLToPath } from 'url';
 import { log, findProjectRoot, resolveEnvVariable, isEmpty } from './utils.js';
-import { LEGACY_CONFIG_FILE } from '../../src/constants/paths.js';
+import {
+	LEGACY_CONFIG_FILE,
+	TASKMASTER_DIR
+} from '../../src/constants/paths.js';
 import { findConfigPath } from '../../src/utils/path-utils.js';
 import {
 	VALIDATED_PROVIDERS,
@@ -99,17 +102,30 @@ function _loadAndValidateConfig(explicitRoot = null) {
 		if (rootToUse) {
 			configSource = `found root (${rootToUse})`;
 		} else {
-			// No root found, return defaults immediately
+			// No root found, use current working directory as fallback
-			return defaults;
+			// This prevents infinite loops during initialization
+			rootToUse = process.cwd();
+			configSource = `current directory (${rootToUse}) - no project markers found`;
 		}
 	}
 	// ---> End find project root logic <---
 
-	// --- Find configuration file using centralized path utility ---
+	// --- Find configuration file ---
-	const configPath = findConfigPath(null, { projectRoot: rootToUse });
+	let configPath = null;
 	let config = { ...defaults }; // Start with a deep copy of defaults
 	let configExists = false;
 
+	// During initialization (no project markers), skip config file search entirely
+	const hasProjectMarkers =
+		fs.existsSync(path.join(rootToUse, TASKMASTER_DIR)) ||
+		fs.existsSync(path.join(rootToUse, LEGACY_CONFIG_FILE));
+
+	if (hasProjectMarkers) {
+		// Only try to find config if we have project markers
+		// This prevents the repeated warnings during init
+		configPath = findConfigPath(null, { projectRoot: rootToUse });
+	}
+
 	if (configPath) {
 		configExists = true;
 		const isLegacy = configPath.endsWith(LEGACY_CONFIG_FILE);
@@ -199,11 +215,22 @@ function _loadAndValidateConfig(explicitRoot = null) {
 				)
 			);
 		} else {
-			console.warn(
+			// Don't warn about missing config during initialization
-				chalk.yellow(
+			// Only warn if this looks like an existing project (has .taskmaster dir or legacy config marker)
-					`Warning: Configuration file not found at derived root (${rootToUse}). Using defaults.`
+			const hasTaskmasterDir = fs.existsSync(
-				)
+				path.join(rootToUse, TASKMASTER_DIR)
 			);
+			const hasLegacyMarker = fs.existsSync(
+				path.join(rootToUse, LEGACY_CONFIG_FILE)
+			);
+
+			if (hasTaskmasterDir || hasLegacyMarker) {
+				console.warn(
+					chalk.yellow(
+						`Warning: Configuration file not found at derived root (${rootToUse}). Using defaults.`
+					)
+				);
+			}
 		}
 		// Keep config as defaults
 		config = { ...defaults };

scripts/modules/task-manager/expand-task.js

@@ -469,7 +469,7 @@ async function expandTask(
 			complexityReasoningContext: complexityReasoningContext,
 			gatheredContext: gatheredContext,
 			useResearch: useResearch,
-			expansionPrompt: taskAnalysis?.expansionPrompt || null
+			expansionPrompt: taskAnalysis?.expansionPrompt || undefined
 		};
 
 		let variantKey = 'default';

scripts/modules/task-manager/research.js

@@ -205,12 +205,10 @@ async function performResearch(
 			}
 		};
 
-		// Select variant based on detail level
+		// Load prompts - the research template handles detail level internally
-		const variantKey = detailLevel; // 'low', 'medium', or 'high'
 		const { systemPrompt, userPrompt } = await promptManager.loadPrompt(
 			'research',
-			promptParams,
+			promptParams
-			variantKey
 		);
 
 		// Count tokens for system and user prompts

scripts/modules/task-manager/update-subtask-by-id.js

@@ -214,7 +214,7 @@ async function updateSubtaskById(
 							title: parentTask.subtasks[subtaskIndex - 1].title,
 							status: parentTask.subtasks[subtaskIndex - 1].status
 						}
-					: null;
+					: undefined;
 			const nextSubtask =
 				subtaskIndex < parentTask.subtasks.length - 1
 					? {
@@ -222,7 +222,7 @@ async function updateSubtaskById(
 							title: parentTask.subtasks[subtaskIndex + 1].title,
 							status: parentTask.subtasks[subtaskIndex + 1].status
 						}
-					: null;
+					: undefined;
 
 			// Build prompts using PromptManager
 			const promptManager = getPromptManager();

src/task-master.js

@@ -218,7 +218,16 @@ export function initTaskMaster(overrides = {}) {
 		);
 	}
 
-	// Remaining paths - only resolve if key exists in overrides
+	// Always set default paths first
+	// These can be overridden below if needed
+	paths.configPath = path.join(paths.projectRoot, TASKMASTER_CONFIG_FILE);
+	paths.statePath = path.join(
+		paths.taskMasterDir || path.join(paths.projectRoot, TASKMASTER_DIR),
+		'state.json'
+	);
+	paths.tasksPath = path.join(paths.projectRoot, TASKMASTER_TASKS_FILE);
+
+	// Handle overrides - only validate/resolve if explicitly provided
 	if ('configPath' in overrides) {
 		paths.configPath = resolvePath(
 			'config file',

tests/unit/config-manager.test.js

@@ -557,7 +557,10 @@ describe('getConfig Tests', () => {
 		// Assert
 		expect(config).toEqual(DEFAULT_CONFIG);
 		expect(mockFindProjectRoot).not.toHaveBeenCalled(); // Explicit root provided
-		expect(fsExistsSyncSpy).toHaveBeenCalledWith(MOCK_CONFIG_PATH);
+		// The implementation checks for .taskmaster directory first
+		expect(fsExistsSyncSpy).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
+			path.join(MOCK_PROJECT_ROOT, '.taskmaster')
+		);
 		expect(fsReadFileSyncSpy).not.toHaveBeenCalled(); // No read if file doesn't exist
 		expect(consoleWarnSpy).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
 			expect.stringContaining('not found at provided project root')

tests/unit/scripts/modules/task-manager/analyze-task-complexity.test.js

@@ -184,7 +184,7 @@ jest.unstable_mockModule(
 );
 
 // Import the mocked modules
-const { readJSON, writeJSON, log, CONFIG } = await import(
+const { readJSON, writeJSON, log, CONFIG, findTaskById } = await import(
 	'../../../../../scripts/modules/utils.js'
 );
 
@@ -265,6 +265,13 @@ describe('analyzeTaskComplexity', () => {
 				_rawTaggedData: sampleTasks
 			};
 		});
+
+		// Mock findTaskById to return the expected structure
+		findTaskById.mockImplementation((tasks, taskId) => {
+			const task = tasks?.find((t) => t.id === parseInt(taskId));
+			return { task: task || null, originalSubtaskCount: null };
+		});
+
 		generateTextService.mockResolvedValue(sampleApiResponse);
 	});
 

tests/unit/task-master.test.js

@@ -248,7 +248,7 @@ describe('initTaskMaster', () => {
 			expect(taskMaster.getTasksPath()).toBeNull();
 		});
 
-		test('should return null when optional files not specified in overrides', () => {
+		test('should return default paths when optional files not specified in overrides', () => {
 			// Arrange - Remove all optional files
 			fs.unlinkSync(tasksPath);
 			fs.unlinkSync(configPath);
@@ -257,10 +257,16 @@ describe('initTaskMaster', () => {
 			// Act - Don't specify any optional paths
 			const taskMaster = initTaskMaster({});
 
-			// Assert
+			// Assert - Should return absolute paths with default locations
-			expect(taskMaster.getTasksPath()).toBeUndefined();
+			expect(taskMaster.getTasksPath()).toBe(
-			expect(taskMaster.getConfigPath()).toBeUndefined();
+				path.join(tempDir, TASKMASTER_TASKS_FILE)
-			expect(taskMaster.getStatePath()).toBeUndefined();
+			);
+			expect(taskMaster.getConfigPath()).toBe(
+				path.join(tempDir, TASKMASTER_CONFIG_FILE)
+			);
+			expect(taskMaster.getStatePath()).toBe(
+				path.join(tempDir, TASKMASTER_DIR, 'state.json')
+			);
 		});
 	});
 
@@ -415,11 +421,19 @@ describe('initTaskMaster', () => {
 			// Assert
 			expect(taskMaster.getProjectRoot()).toBe(tempDir);
 			expect(taskMaster.getTaskMasterDir()).toBe(taskMasterDir);
-			expect(taskMaster.getTasksPath()).toBeUndefined();
+			// Default paths are always set for tasks, config, and state
+			expect(taskMaster.getTasksPath()).toBe(
+				path.join(tempDir, TASKMASTER_TASKS_FILE)
+			);
+			expect(taskMaster.getConfigPath()).toBe(
+				path.join(tempDir, TASKMASTER_CONFIG_FILE)
+			);
+			expect(taskMaster.getStatePath()).toBe(
+				path.join(taskMasterDir, 'state.json')
+			);
+			// PRD and complexity report paths are undefined when not provided
 			expect(taskMaster.getPrdPath()).toBeUndefined();
 			expect(taskMaster.getComplexityReportPath()).toBeUndefined();
-			expect(taskMaster.getConfigPath()).toBeUndefined();
-			expect(taskMaster.getStatePath()).toBeUndefined();
 		});
 	});
 });